2006-06 · NASA ASRS report 699599
A319 FLT CREW HAS UNSTABILIZED APCH; EXECUTES A GAR; RETURNS FOR LNDG; AND EXCEEDS FLAP SPD LIMITATION.
FO WAS PF. THIS IS HIS FIRST TRIP AFTER RETURNING FROM FURLOUGH. FIRST 2 1/2 DAYS WERE COMPLETELY UNEVENTFUL. APCH SET THE FO UP 850 FT HIGH FOR HIS POS ON THE APCH TO RWY 4R. HE WAS SLOW ON RECOGNITION AND APPLICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. IT IS EXTREMELY HARD FOR A NEW AIRBUS GUY TO REALIZE YOU HAVE TO LEVEL OFF; GO FLAPS 3 DEGS; GEAR DOWN AND SPD BRAKE TO HAVE ANY CHANCE AT GETTING ON PROFILE. I TRIED TO TALK HIM THROUGH IT; BUT IT WAS TOO MUCH; TOO FAST. RATHER THAN LET HIM TRY TO FLY AN UNSTABILIZED APCH; I TOOK THE ACFT; WENT AROUND; PUT IT ON DOWNWIND AND GAVE IT BACK TO HIM. AT THIS POINT I REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTERS; AND RAN THE CHKLISTS. APCH TURNED US IN BEFORE I WAS DONE AND BROKE MY SEQUENCE. AS I WAS SETTING UP THE APCH FOR THE FO AND DID HEADINGS AND RADIO; I FORGOT TO ACTIVATE AND CONFIRM WITH EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON. COMING DOWN THE GLIDE PATH; EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL REKKS WHEN WE SELECTED MANAGED SPD. THE SPD WENT TO GREEN DOT OF COURSE; BUT GOT AUTOTHROTTLES OFF IN TIME; UNFORTUNATELY; MR X GAVE US A 7 KT BUMP XING THE GRAVEL PIT FROM UPDRAFTS. WE ENDED UP OVERSPDING FLAPS 3 DEGS BY 4 KTS.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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